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Volume 100 Number 4
Parachute Jumping Is A Sport
Catching On In Butts County
Parachute jumping as a
sport is becoming well esta
blished in Butts County with
many devotees jumping daily
at the Greene County Sport’s
Parachute Club on County Line
Road. It is one of seven clubs of
this nature in Georgia.
Home base for the parachute
club is Xenia, Ohio, according
to Paul Fayard, Route 2,
Locust Grove, one of the
instructors, along with Dave
Briar, Bob Vondereau and Joe
Gebhart. Mr. Fayard said that
the instructors have a com
bined total of 25 years
experience. The club origi
nated in the McDonough-
Hampton area in May 1972 and
since May they have instructed
over 900 jump students. Mr.
Fayard said that they moved to
Butts County during the
Christmas holidays and have a
large number of students
participating in the school.
The instructor pointed out
that parachute jumping is a
clean sport and a hobby that
many people enjoy. The
minimum age is 16 years with
parental consent and persons
over 18 years of agendo not have
to have a parent’s consent.
Mr. Fayard explained that
with a group of five enrolled
there is a special rate of $27.50
per person while a single
person enrolled pays $37.50.
The first training course
includes log book, all training
equipment and first jump.
Thereafter each jump is $5.00
per person. The training
consists, Mr. Fayard revealed,
of 5-6 hours of classroom study
and learning how to jump.
Initial first jump is after
completion of ground school.
Each jump is critiqued and a
qualified pilot and jumpmaster
accompany each flight.
Mr. Fayard said that jumps
TWO JACKSON STUDENTS
NAMED ON DEAN’S LIST
MILLEDGEVILLE - A total
of 294 students at Georgia
College have been named to the
fall quarter Dean’s List
according to an announcement
made by Dr. William C.
Simpson, Dean of the College.
To be named to the dean’s
list, a Georgia College student
must earn an average of 3.2 out
of a possible 4.0 for 15 quarter
hours of academic work and
must have an all-college
average of at least 2.5.
Among those from Jackson
named to the dean’s list were
John W. Browning, Jr., 550
Woodland Way, and Mrs.
Beverly C. Perrins, 210 West
Street.
Notice To Subscribers
There is perhaps no better way to say
it than to ask that you Please Check Your
Label! The mailing list of The Progress-
Argus was corrected Friday, January 19,
1973. If your label reads before that date
then your paper has expired and a renewal
is indicated.
We regret that some subscribers will
have to be removed from the circulation
list, but in these days of runaway inflation
unpaid for papers are far too costly. Please
look at your label and renew immediately.
Many papers are increasing their prices
and we do not know how long we can con
tinue the subscription price of $5.00 per
year in advance. A word to the wise should
be sufficient.
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are made from three Cessna
180’s and one twin engine
Beechcraft 18. Four at a time
jump from the 180’s while ten
jump from the larger plane.
The landing strip is 4,000 feet
long, according to Mr. Fayard,
who points out that it is longer
than the Griffin airstrip. The
planes run from dawn to dusk
seven days a week with
spectators encouraged to drive
out and watch. Mr. Fayard
emphasizes that no alcoholic
beverages are allowed and
abusive language is dis
couraged. He also informed
that the busiest days are
Saturday and Sunday although
some people are jumping
everyday.
For persons desiring infor
mation they may write Greene
County Sport’s Parachute
Club, care of Paul Fayard,
Route 2, Locust Grove, or come
to the school’s location just off
the County Line Road.
A left turn should be made onto
a dirt road across the Fletcher
homeplace and travel about a
mile.
SYLVAN GROVE HOSPITAL
TO HAVE DIET WORKSHOP
Sylvan Grove Hospital is
pleased to announce that a
Weight Control Diet Clinic
Workshop will be conducted by
our Dietary Consultants, Judy
Ford Stokes and Associates,
Inc., on February 16, 1973 at
1:30 p.m. in the hospital Dining
Room.
COIN SHOW IN MACON
ON JANUARY 26-28
The 11th Annual Middle
Georgia Coin Show will be held
in the Macon Coliseum
January 26-28, 1973. Show
hours are from 10:00 a.m. to
10:00 p.m. on Friday and
Saturday and from noon to 6:00
p.m. on Sunday.
Fire Destroys
Stodghills
Barbecue
One of Butts County’s best
known eating establishments
and a landmark of many years
for barbecue lovers was totally
destroyed by fire about 10:15
o’clock Wednesday morning,
January 17th, from a blaze
believed started from defective
wiring or from a hole in the
chimney.
Burned to the ground in the
short span of 10-15 minutes was
Stodghill’s located about 3M>
miles north of Jackson on
Highway 42. Arthur Stodghill,
Jr., who was operating the
eating establishment with help
of other members of his family
since the death of his father,
Arthur E. Stodghill, Sr. on
Monday morning, December
18th, said that the fire probably
started about ten o’clock and
that the clock stopped at 10:15
when it was discovered. Mr.
Stodghill said that Nevin
Duffey had stopped for coffee
and first noticed the fire. Mr.
Stodghill said it appeared as if
the fire started between the
walls. He reported striking at it
with a broom toward the side of
a wall and that when he did this
the whole wall seemed to
become enveloped in flames.
The fire spread so rapidly
Mr. Stodghill said, that they
were unable to save anything
of value losing all records,
cash, even burning his wife’s
pocketbook which had impor
tant papers in it along with
some money.
Another tragedy of the fire
was the loss of a pet dog, a
purebred Cocker Spaniel that
Mr. and Mrs. Stodghill, Jr.’s
son, Billy, sent them from
England. Mr. Stodghill said
that the dog, a great favorite
with the family, would have
been two years old in April. It
was a black and white show
dog and one of a kind in this
community.
Mr. Stodghill said that the
wind blowing from the south
west probably saved his house
even though the fire did melt
brick siding off the garage. Mr.
Stodghill said the building fell
in after about five or six
minutes.
Members of the Jackson
Volunteer Fire Department
and the Flovilla Volunteer Fire
Department answered the call
with many people stopping to
assist. There were no injuries
that he knew of, Mr. Stodghill
reported.
Stodghill’s was famed far
and near for its delicious
barbecue and had an out-of
county clientele that stopped to
eat while enroute through this
area.
Mr. Stodghill said there
was some insurance and that at
present he has no plans for the
future but one message that he
wished to convey was that “I
appreciate the kindness and
help of everyone who offered
assistance in any way whatso
ever."
EMORY STRING QUARTET
TO GIVE FREE CONCERT
Gordon Junior College in
Barnesville takes pleasure in
inviting the public to a free
concert performance of the
Emory University String Quar
tet. The concert featuring the
music of Haydn and Devorak,
will be given on the Sunday
afternoon of February 4 at 4:00
in the First Presbyterian
Church.
Jackson, Georgia 30233, Thursday, January 25, 1973
Public Hearing On Zoning Plan
For County Be Held Feburary 3rd
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RED DEVILS RECOGNIZED - Four superlatives on the 1972 Jackson High Red Devil Football Team who were
recognized and honored for their outstanding achievements Thursday night, January 18th, at the Jackson High School
Athletic Banquet are, left to right, Newton Maddox, Auze Dover, Don McKibben and James Brown. - Photo by Benjie
Parrish.
Commissioners Seek Legislation
For Board to Name Own Chairman
The Butts County Commis
sioners at a meeting January
19th unanimously passed a
resolution that requests local
members of the legislature to
introduce and pass necessary
local legislation which will
authorize members of the
Butts County Commissioners
to designate one of its
members as chairman of the
board.
The resolution also asks that
legislation be introduced which
will permit a rotating chair
manship of said board whereby
each member of said board will
act as chairman thereof during
a portion of the time of his term
of office; and to provide for the
selection of a chairman of said
board in the event any member
thereof should elect not to
serve as chairman of said
board.
This new legislation would be
effective immediately upon the
passage by the General
Assembly and approval by
Gov. Jimmy Carter.
The resolution in its entirety
is reproduced as follows:
Whereas, it is the consensus
of The Board of Commissioners
of Butts County that the law
and or laws by which the
Chairman of said Board of
Commissioners is determined
are confusing, conflicting and
indefinite; and
Whereas, this Board believes
that it can best serve the
interest of all the people of
Butts County to secure local
legislature which will elimi
nate said conflict and confusion
in said laws by having the law
clarified by the General
Assembly;
Now, therefore, be it re
solved that the members of this
Board request the members of
the General Assembly repre
senting Butts County to secure
the necessary local legislation
which authorizes the members
of the Board of the Butts
County Commissioners to
designate one of its members
as Chairman of said Board,
and which will permit a
rotating chairmanship of said
Board whereby each member
of said Board will act as
chairman thereof during a
portion of the time of his term
of office; and to provide for the
selection of a chairman of said
Board in the event any
member thereof should elect
not to serve as chairman of
said Board. To be effective
immediately upon the passage
by the General Assembly and
approval by the Governor.
The foregoing resolution was
made by Alfred D. Fears; and,
upon motion by David W.
Bailey was seconded by Robert
W. Taylor, Jr. and unani
mously passed.
This the 19th day of January,
1973.
Alfred D. Fears, Chairman
David W. Bailey, Member
Robert W. Taylor, Jr., Member
Attested:
Billy Sutton, Clerk
O’Quinn Was
Named Head
Of Sportsmen
The Butts County Sports
men’s Club had their annual
elecion meeting at Tomlin’s
Restaurant last week. The
meeting attracted 42 members.
The main order of business was
the nomination and election of
the 1973 officers. Those elected
were:
President - Thomas J.
O’Quinn; Ist Vice President,
Robert Armstrong; 2nd Vice
President, Willie Norsworthy;
Secretary-Treasurer, Robert
Hammock; Two-Year Direct
ors, Byron Britt and Millard
Daniel, Jr.
Door prizes were awarded to
those present with the big
prize, a Winchester 22 rifle,
won by Horace Adams of
Forest Park.
Millard Daniel, Secretary-
Treasurer, stated that this was
a good year for the Butts
County Sportsmen’s Club.
Butts Had Two Deaths, 133
Accidents During Past Year
Butts County enjoyed a
relatively safe year on its
roads and highways during
1972, experiencing two fatal
ities and 133 accidents,
according to a year end report
from the Griffin Post of the
Georgia State Patrol.
The report revealed that the
patrol investigated a total of
678 traffic accidents during
1972 in the three county area
which they cover. Butts. Henry
and Spalding Counties. Of this
number 437 were in Spalding.
133 in Butts and 108 in Henry.
The figures show an increase of
36 accidents over 1971.
Post commander Sgt. A. W.
Murphy explained that the
figures were higher in Spalding
County because the Sheriff’s
Departments in Butts and
Henry Counties worked many
of the accidents in their
respective counties.
There were 27 traffic deaths,
a decrease of seven over 1971,
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CITIZENS OF TOMORROW
The Progress-Argus features for its “Citizens of Tomorrow”
this week, left, William Jackson Burns, 111, three months, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Burns, Jr. of 631 Covington Street, and Rachael
Collins, 16 months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul J. Collins of
Route 1, Jackson.
$5.00 Per Year In Advance
with 13 in Spalding, 12 in Henry
and two in Butts.
The report show's the
troopers made 1,341 more
arrests than in 1971 for a total
of 4,478. Henry County led in
this category with 1.929,
Spalding had 1,574 and Butts
975. Of the total, 4,217 were
Georgia residents and 261 were
from out of state. The troopers
issued 2,630 warnings.
Fines collected, according to
Sgt. Murphy, on cases made by
the troopers, totaled $118,186
with $51,744 going to Spalding,
$38,907 to Henry, and $27,535
for Butts. All of this money
goes to the respective counties
in which the cases are made,
whether they are made by
State Troopers or by sheriff’s
officers.
Seventeen persons are sta
tioned at the Griffin Post and
include 12 troopers, two license
examiners, one radio operator
and two clerk dispatchers.
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Perhaps one of the most
important meetings ever held
in Butts County is the public
hearing scheduled for the main
courtroom of the Butts County
Courthouse in Jackson at two
o’clock Saturday afternoon,
February 3rd, at which time
those who attend will have
explained to them the proposed
comprehensive zoning plan,
including the map, for the
unincorporated areas of Butts
County.
Richard W. Watkins, Jr.,
chairman of the Jackson-Butts
County Planning Board, said
that the Board and the
Mclntosh Trail Area Planning
and Development Commission
have spent many hours
working on the proposed zoning
plan for Butts County, utilizing
the most modern and latest
techniques and ideas for zoning
in a county that is expected
soon to be caught up in a
considerable population expan
sion. Mr. Watkins explained
that members of the Mclntosh
Trail AP&DC staff who did the
long and extensive work on
preparing the map will be on
hand to explain the proposed
zoning plan and to answer
questions.
Mr. Watkins stated that “I
expect criticisms, both sug
gestive and objective, will be
voiced and we hope to have all
members of the planning board
complimented by the staff
members of Mclntosh Trail
who did the actual work on
hand to answer questions as
best we can.”
Members of the Jackson-
Butts County Zoning Board
include five members from the
City of Jackson appointed by
the Mayor and Council and five
members from Butts County
appointed by the Butts County
Commissioners. The board is
headed by Richard W. Wat
kins, Jr., Jackson attorney, as
chairman, and Mrs. Mary Lee
Martin, as secretary. Other
members representing the city
include Bob Jackson, Grover
Arline and Doyle Jones, Jr.
while the county is represented
by B. B. Campbell, Hugh
Glidewell, Sr., Claude Maddox,
H. G. Harris of Jenkinsburg
and Robert Smith of Flovilla.
Mr. Watkins pointed out that
copies of the zoning text and
map and accompanying plan
ning maps will be available in
the County Commissioner’s
Office for inspection by the
public during normal working
hours from January 18th to the
time of the public hearing. Mr.
Watkins said that he wished to
make it clear that the public,
every citizen who will, is
invited to attend and learn all
they can about the new zoning
plan which, once approved by
the Butts County Commis
sioners, will become the
instrument under which Butts
County will be zoned in the
immediate future.
Chairman Watkins called
attention to a resolution
unanimously adopted by the
Butts County Commissioners
at their meeting of January Ist
that a general zoning ordi
nance for Butts County be
approved and put into effect as
soon as the necessary public
hearings are held.
